Saulzoir Explained

Saulzoir
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason de la ville de Saulzoir (59) Nord-France.svg
Arrondissement:Cambrai
Canton:Caudry
Insee:59558
Postal Code:59227
Mayor:Gilbert Gernet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Pays Solesmois
Coordinates:50.2414°N 3.4447°W
Elevation M:65.5
Elevation Min M:43
Elevation Max M:88
Area Km2:10.1

Saulzoir (in French pronounced as /solzwaʁ/) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.[2]

It is situated on the river Selle and has about 1700 inhabitants (2019). The town was the site of Julius Caesar's battle against the Nervians.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59558-saulzoir INSEE commune file
  3. Pierre Turquin ("La Bataille de la Selle (du Sabis) en l' An 57 avant J.-C." in Les Études Classiques 23/2 (1955), 113-156) has proved beyond reasonable doubt that the battle was fought at the River Selle.